In Sia: The Dream of the Python, director Dani Kouyaté crafts a gripping story of an emperor out of touch with his kingdom who relies on an inner circle of yes men who convince him that it is time for another sacrifice of a virgin in order to maintain his rule. A madman (Kerfa) forewarns him of his imminent demise. Rather than rely on cinematography, Kouyaté uses an exquisite wardrobe, brilliant acting and a drama like story-telling style. For Kouyaté, cinematography almost seems an afterthought. The focus is on the storytelling. He is a master ….

This article compares two manual water pumps operating in the same general geographic region: the Zimbabwe Bush Pump B-Type, and the South African PlayPump ®. The Bush Pump is concentrated mainly in Zimbabwe, though the pump is also manufactured and installed in other Southern African countries. Standardised in 1987, approximately 30,000 B-types had been installed in Zimbabwe by 2010, 12,000 of them since 1998. Over the equivalent …